PipeLay > Technical References

PipeLay is regularly used for advanced studies of the particularly challenging aspects associated with pipeline installation. Below are some sample papers covering such studies.

•Rollerbed Contact Modelling

▪Rio Pipeline 2005, “Advances in Contact Modelling for Simulation of Deepwater Pipeline Installation”

•Pipe-In-Pipe Flowline Installation

▪OTC 2008, “Advancements in Response Prediction Methods for Deep Water Pipe-Pipe Flowline Installation”

•S-Lay Fatigue Analysis

▪Rio Pipelines 2009, “A Novel Approach to Pipeline Tensioner Modelling”

▪FloatTech 2009, “Fatigue Analysis of Staged Pipelay Operations”

•PLET Installation

▪ASME IOPF 2010, “An Improved Approach to Modelling In-Line Structure Installation”

•Ultra-Deep Water

▪Journal of Ocean Engineering 2013, “Localised Assessment of Pipeline Integrity during Ultra-Deep S-Lay Installation”

•Concrete Coated Pipelines

▪OPT Asia 2015, “The Effect of Concrete Coating Stiffness on Global Pipeline Response during Installation”

•Installation Design Practice

▪Chapter 19 of Oil and Gas Pipelines Integrity and Safety Handbook: Edited by R. Winston Revie, Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., “The Effect of Installation on Offshore Pipeline Integrity”